Water-closet seat.



R. ROBERGB.

WATER CLOSET SEAT.

APPLICATION 111L213 JAN.16, 1914,

097 7 Patented May 26, 1914.

R170 UL 30357 5 Inventor Attorneys ne ates.

NITED STATES PATENT orr cn I R AOUL ROBERGE, 0F SHAWINTGAN FALLS,QUEBEC, CAIfIADA, ASSIGNOR TO PHILIPPE LACHANCE & 70., 0F SHAWINIGANFALLS, QUEBEC, CANADA,

WATER-CLOSET SEAT.

Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTater-Closet Seats; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

3 vtion, reference should be had to the acconh present application.

Throughout the several figures of the drawings like reference charactersdesig nate 'the same parts. I

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the water closet seatbowl, withthe seat applied; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the seat down; Fig.3 is a side View 0 en;

4c is a detail side view of one o the seat springs; Fig. 5 isa plan viewof the same; and Fig. 6 is a detail of one of the spring retaining eyes.

The main objects of provide a neat, simply constructed, and

panying drawings forming part of the durable seat for water closets,which will hinged cover 2.

not "fall with sufficient force to cause injury to the bowl of thecloset, and which will normally be raised so as not to be dampened orcracked, by sewage or water which is poured into the bowl being spilledupon the seat.

Referring to thedrawings in detail, 1 designates the seat rovided' withthe usual oil springs 3 are secured to the back piece 4 by means ofrectangular casings 5 placed over the rectangle of inner ends 6 of thesprings, and secured to the back,piece; as shown. The outer ends of thesprings 3 are passed through screw eyes 7 threaded into seat 1 ateachside of cover Specification oi Letters Patent.

* Application flledlanuary 16, 1914, Serial No. 812,444.

the invention are, to

I Patented Ma 26, 19 14.

2; The springs 3 are so coiled that they ex ert a lifting efiect on theseat 1.

The weight of cover 2 on seat 1 is suflicient,-because of its greatleverage as compared with the springs 3, to keep the seat lowered on tothe bowl 8, when the cover'is down. Whenever cover 2 is raised the seatis released and the springs 3 act to lift it clear of the bowl, as inFig. 3.- This avoids any possibility of spilling anything on to the seatwhen emptying it into the bowl. On the other hand, if the seat and coverbe accidentally dropped the springs '3' will act to reduce the shock toa minimum, thus eliminating the great damage which might otherwise bedone to the seat and bowl both.

It is thought that the construction, operation, and use of the inventionwill be clear from the preceding detailed description.

Changes may be made in the construction,

arrangement, and disposition of the several parts of the inventionWithout in any way departing from'the field and scope ofthe same, and itis meant to include all such within this application wherein only a.preferred form has been disclosed, r

" Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a device of the character described, a bowl, a back piece, a seathinged'to said back piece and resting upon said bowl, a cover hinged tosaid back piece, coil springs of just sufficient strength to lift theseat, alone, and having one end formed as a loop and the other as aspring arm', holding clips for,

inclosing said loops to secure the springs to v the aforesaid backpiece, and means for slid ably connecting the free ends of the springarms to the seat. a

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

RAOUL ROBERGE.

Witnessesi 1 P. LAGHANCE," A. BASTIEN.

